Thorsten Reinhard's client base comprises multinational groups, financial sponsors and family-owned businesses. He frequently advises on cross-border transactions. His main focus is on mergers and acquisitions, in particular in distressed/restructuring set-ups, and private equity. As a corporate lawyer, Thorsten has special expertise in complex reorganisations such as cross-border mergers and the formation of European Companies (SEs). He was appointed as a notary in 2014.

Projects

  • Vonovia
    Cross-border reorganisations
  • Shareholders of VITRONIC Group
    Sale of VITRONIC Group to ITIS Group
  • Noerpel Group
    Reoganisation, formation of a European Company
  • Shareholders of Vicampo
    Sale of Vicampo to VIVA eCom Group
  • ABN AMRO
    Acquisition of the domestic private banking activities of Credit Suisse Germany

Distinctions

  • "Thoughtleader" in M&A, recommended as leading expert in corporate governance, Who’s Who Legal Germany (2022)
  • Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A and corporate, JUVE (2021/2022)
  • Recommended as a leading expert in M&A and corporate, Best Lawyers (2022/2023)
  • Acknowledged as one of the "best German Corporate Lawyers" (Wirtschaftswoche 2019)

Career

Legal studies at the Universities of Münster and Poitiers (France)
Summer associate at McKinsey & Company and Morgan Stanley
Worked in Düsseldorf and London for an international law firm
At Noerr since 2005
Admitted to the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Lawyers and Chamber of Notaries

Memberships

  • Chairman of the supervisory boards of ISS Facility Services Holding GmbH, ISS Communication Services GmbH and ISS Energy Services GmbH
  • Supervisory board of ecotel communication ag (listed company)

Publications

  • Notarielle Tätigkeit im Rahmen des Schuldverschreibungsgesetzes, Hauschild/Kallrath/Wachter, Notarhandbuch, Gesellschafts- und Unternehmensrecht, C.H. Beck 2022
  • Commentary on §§ 16 III, 28, 23 SchVG, Reinhard/Schall, Gesetz über Schuldverschreibungen aus Gesamtemissionen, de Gruyter 2020
  • Joint Ventures, Wachter, Handbuch des Fachanwalts für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, ZAP Verlag 2014
  • Schwellenwerte bei der Unternehmensmitbestimmung – Wann beginnt die Mitbestimmung? (with Thomas Lambrich), NJW 2014, p. 2229
  • Anfechtungsrisiko für den Unternehmensverkäufer aus der Veräußerung von Gesellschafterdarlehen? (with Christian Schützler), ZIP 40/2013, pp. 898 et seq.
  • Europäische Gesellschaftsformen, Saenger et al., Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Nomos Verlag 2011